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🌱 What a $500,000 state grant will change in downtown Escanaba

And check out Ugly Sweater Party on the Escanaba Patch calendar

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Good morning Escanaba! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What a $500,000 state grant will change in downtown Escanaba
  • Where will The House Band’s next Escanaba show pop up?

Also on today's calendar: Friday Night Piano and 3 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Thursday: Morning flurries; cloudy, with a high of 28 and low of 12 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
  • Friday: A little snow in the p.m., temps: high: 27, low: 4.
  • Saturday: Frigid; windy in the morning, with a high of 13 and low of 6 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Gov. Whitmer announces funding for redevelopment projects in Escanaba & Marquette (wzmq19.com) — Escanaba is set to see a vacant downtown building transformed into a new restaurant and one-bedroom apartment, backed by a $500,000 state RAP grant. The project, led by local developer Curt Spaulding, builds on recent streetscape upgrades and Escanaba’s Redevelopment Ready Community status while similar grants support housing projects in Cadillac and Marquette.
   

• House of Ludington's band plays on (uppermichiganssource.com) — Escanaba’s beloved House of Ludington may be closed after last week’s fire, but its resident House Band is keeping the music alive with shows now popping up at venues like Leigh’s Garden Winery. Musicians and former residents describe how the historic hotel’s weekly performances helped spark Escanaba’s live music scene, and the band promises to continue local traditions while searching for a new home.
   

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    Friday December 12
  • Ugly Sweater Party
    Saunders Point Brewing, 1000 Delta Ave, Gladstone
    5:00 pm

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  • Serv-U-Success posted a job opening for Grocery Merchandiser - Part-time, Days in Escanaba. Apply here.
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  • Win a Christmas tree & support charities through Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital's Festival of Trees (uppermichiganssource.com)

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